Anastasia C. Byers 1925-2021

She was born Anastasia Catherine Rogers on Sept. 30, 1925, in Warren, and was the middle child of Lawrence and Alice Murphy Rogers.

She graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1943, and worked at the Warren Telephone Company. Stasia married LeRoy Bernard Barney Byers on July 31, 1948, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Warren. She continued to work until it was time to raise their family of four on Belvedere Boulevard in Warren. Later she returned to work at Trumbull Radiologist and Globre-Wies in Wauseon, Ohio.

Stasia was a devote Catholic, praying the Rosary from the time she could count the beads. She lived for her family and was a faithful and supportive friend. Her friendships spanned many decades. She was naturally curious and loved to talk to people and enjoyed a delicious cookie with good conversation. She was an active volunteer leading Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and helped in any way needed at St. James Church in Warren and St. Caspar Church in Wauseon. Stasia and Barney moved to Wauseon in 1974 when Barney became district manager with United Telephone Company.

Stasia enjoyed visiting Cedar Point every summer in Sandusky with her family, in what became an annual tradition across generations. She was a constant source of joy, love and hilarity to her family and friends. She celebrated life and she hoped that whomever is reading this now will smile in her memory.

Stasia is survived by her children, Mary Alice Meacham (Ralph) of Lake Milton, L. Bernard Byers (Anne) of Hilliard and Pegi Mitro of Perrysburg. She received great joy in her grandchildren, Mark Byers Snyder of New York City, Stephanie McDaniel (John, daughter Charlotte) of Dublin, Kate Margaret Snyder of Cleveland, Emily Margaret Tabler (Jeff) of Hilliard, Nicholas Bernard Byers, also of Hilliard, Christopher Mitro (Alice, son Ethan) of Columbus, Megan Mitro of Perrysburg, Alison Mitro (Ryan Crahan) also of Perrysburg and Lauren Mitro of Bozeman, Mont. She is also survived by her nephews, William Crawford, Larry (Evie) Crawford, Patrick Byers (Cindy), Daniel Byers (Jan), Brian Byers (LuAnn), Brennan Byers, Mary Jane (John) Stoll, Robert Byers; and beloved great-nephews and great-nieces.

Preceding Stasia in death are her parents; her husband, Barney Byers; her son, Lawrence Hubert Byers; her grandsons, Gregg Robert Snyder and Matthew Stephen Reese; and her sister, Margaret Crawford (William) and brother, Lawrence.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 3504 S. Main St., Mineral Ridge, OH 44440.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Anastasia’s name, can be made to the Hospice of Northwest Ohio, via their website, www.hospicenwo.org.

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